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reCareered - Resume Search Optimization and Job Search 2.0 for today's employment markets
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How Do I Verify Spelling Of The Interviewer’s Name? Job search question of the week
”How do I verify the spelling of an interviewer’s name?” Job seeker J.W. emailed me this question today - it’s a common dilemma for job seekers. I’ve included a number of tips to help candidates verify the spelling of names. This issue is faced my nearly every candidate - How did that interviewer spell her name? Was it Jane McDowell or Jayne MacDonnell? Occasionally I post a job search question from one of our readers. This was a question sent to me in response to an... |
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Build a Linkedin Profile That You Can Be Proud Of!
If you are looking for a job, you should count on employers looking for your Linkedin profile. Are you searching for a job with a bland or empty Linkedin profile? What does that say about you? It’s becoming a business standard to check people out online before hiring them, whether doing a Google search or looking them up on Linkedin or Facebook. How can you create a Linkedin profile that shows what a great candidate you really are? ( Continued ... 11 Ways To Make A Great Linkedin... |
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Who’s Firing - Layoffs week ended 8-13-10
Who's Firing summarizes weekly research of companies announcing and rumoring layoffs for the week ended 8-13-10. For the past week government, health care, automotive, retail, printing, and hospitality employers announced the largest layoffs. This information is intended for business analysts, corporate strategists, marketers, salespeople, investment analysts, financial advisers, and others who are interested in companies that are contracting. The information can be valuable to job... |
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What Keywords Should I Use On My Resume? Job search question of the week
”What keywords should I use on my resume?” may be the top question I hear from candidates. It’s often surprising to job seekers: there’s an easy answer ... or an effective answer. The question on keywords is a natural - we’ve all heard that HR databases and ATS systems pre-screen resumes based on keywords. The thought process is usually ... If I just knew the “magic” keywords I’d get lots of interviews. There’s an effective answer to this question and also an... |
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July 2010 Employment Trends Ends Flat
At the end of July 2010, the major job sites released hiring data and analysis for the month, indicating flat results as compared to June. Today's article summarizes job reports from Indeed.com, SimplyHired.com and CareerBuilder.com. Not only is this data valuable for job seekers, but for business analysts, corporate strategists, marketers, salespeople, investment analysts, financial advisers, and others who are interested in companies experiencing growth. July’s unemployment... |
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Who Else Wants To Add More Facebook Friends? Version 2010
One of the limiting factors of Facebook is that you only get one degree of separation, while Linkedin gives you 3 degrees of Kevin Bacon. Here’s why that matters….I have almost 20K first level connections on Linkedin, which gives me access to 22M+ members. On Facebook, I have over 3K first level connections, but that‘s all I can connect to. On Linkedin, you can grow your network if your connections grow theirs. Not so on Facebook - You have to grow your network all by yourself. As... |
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Who’s Hiring - Top employers week of 8-9-10
Who's Hiring is a weekly survey of companies showing the highest hiring activity for the week of 8/9/10. The business service, telecommunications, hospitality, banking, retail and health care are the top industries currently hiring based on a survey of active job advertisements from the nation’s leading job boards. Not only is this valuable for job seekers, but for business analysts, corporate strategists, marketers, salespeople, investment analysts, financial advisers, and others... |
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Who’s Firing - Layoffs week ended 8-6-10
Who's Firing summarizes weekly research of companies announcing and rumoring layoffs for the week ended 8-6-10. For the past week printing, defense, government, business service, transportation, and hospitality employers announced the largest layoffs. This information is intended for business analysts, corporate strategists, marketers, salespeople, investment analysts, financial advisers, and others who are interested in companies that are contracting. The information can be valuable... |
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The Secret of Job Search Efficiency: Best of reCareered
Way way back in the year 2000, things changed. They changed for the better for employers, but worse for most job seekers. Only the fortunate few who learned how to make these changes were able to make these changes work for them – and it gave them an Unfair Advantage. Sad thing is, this is still the state of today’s job markets. What happened in 2000? 2000 was the first year that the majority of resumes were delivered digitally. And the whole game changed, but it was silent. Most... |
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New Logo - Comments, critiques, advice? We need your feedback!
As part of the design of reCareered, we are designing a new logo and tagline. The tagline is "Let's talk about jobs ... ", to emphasize the new discussion features that will differentiate reCareered. Thanks to a reader who developed the winning design above, from the logo design contest reCareered announced in March. Is the logo design clear? Does it make you think about conversation? About jobs and careers? Any suggestions to improve how it looks or feels to you? The redesigned... |
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The Elusive Hidden Job Market: 12 ways to find a hidden job
If you’ve read much about job search, you’ve likely read that experts suggest you tap the “hidden job market.” What is this hidden job market anyways and how can you find it if it’s hidden? Job search experts state that the hidden job market comprises 70-80% of the new hires today. CareerBuilder.com confirmed this in a 2/3/10 press release, stating “Twenty-one percent (of new hires) found new jobs using online job boards.” Other job finders are discovering jobs through... |
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Who’s Hiring - Top employers week of 8-2-10
Who's Hiring is a weekly survey of companies showing the highest hiring activity for the week of 8/2/10. The business service, telecommunications, hospitality, banking, health care and retail are the top industries currently hiring based on a survey of active job advertisements from the nation’s leading job boards. Not only is this valuable for job seekers, but for business analysts, corporate strategists, marketers, salespeople, investment analysts, financial advisers, and others... |
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Outplacement vs Career Coaching: Which is right for you?
A recent comment on my Linkedin group revealed confusion in the difference between outplacement and career coaching. They aren’t the same thing, they serve different goals, and completely different sets of clients. Which one is right for you? It’s interesting how many candidates I speak with don’t think they need coaching help because they are covered by a prior employers outplacement service plan. When asked, these candidates don’t understand the difference between these... |
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Who’s Firing - Layoffs week ended 7-30-10
Who's Firing summarizes weekly research of companies announcing and rumoring layoffs for the week ended 7-30-10. For the past week government, manufacturing, automotive, business service and transportation employers announced the largest layoffs. This information is intended for business analysts, corporate strategists, marketers, salespeople, investment analysts, financial advisers, and others who are interested in companies that are contracting. The information can be valuable... |
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How To Get Your Dog A Job (You Too!)
The good life is about to change for my dog, because I’ve found how to put her to work. That’s right, your dog can earn his/her keep and help bring home the dog food. My dog Tuanis (Costa Rican for “The Good Life”) is the sweetest, smartest dog I’ve ever owned. She lives to have her belly or ears scratched, is a wonderful doorbell, protects my home against unwanted junk mail and keeps our other dog Elwood in line. But mostly, she sleeps. All that’s about to change,... |
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Tweet Your Way to a Job - reCareered quoted at FINS.com
I was interviewed in this article by Sindhu Sundar from Fins.com, seeking Twitter tips from career coaches. A single tweet -- or a few each day -- could change your career path. This is the emphatic advice of several finance career coaches. ( Continued ... What Are The Benefits And Pitfalls Of Tweeting For A Job? ) Page: <1> <2> <3> Like this article? Subscribe here and have daily tips delivered to your email. or delivered to your RSS reader. For access... |
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Video - “If there’s toxicity in the system, it won’t work” - Fred Hassan Former Chief Executive, Schering-Plough
In 2009, Fred Hassan successfully oversaw Schering-Plough's $41.1 billion mega-merger with Merck. Here he offers lessons in handling such a gigantic merger and discusses the leadership challenges of managing a huge company In this interview, you will find out: * How to lead ‘through the layers’ of your organization * How to start a company turnaround * How to get energy and alignment in your frontline team Register for free to see the video at: http://www.meettheboss.tv/Register/?promotioncode=CACC01... |
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Interviewing For A Mentor
One of the top things a candidate should look for during an interview is a mentor. How can you tell if managers at your target company could be good mentors? A common predictor for success in most new jobs is a strong mentor relationship. Job seekers should add this their list of criteria for a new position and consider it one of the key things to look for in a new position. It’s much easier to see job responsibilities than to see if someone will be a good mentor. Here are... |
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Video - How To Solve A Problem Like Compliance ... Mike Redeker CTO, ATB Financial
ATB Financial's Mike Redeker explains all about the importance of leadership in core transformation, and how to solve a problem like compliance. In this program you will find out: * How to work around massive spend on compliance * Why business acumen is crucial to IT leadership success Register for free to see the video at: http://www.meettheboss.tv/Register/?promotioncode=CACC01 |
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3 Ways For Job Seekers To Gain Inside Company Information
There are plenty of ways job seekers can use publicly available ways to research target companies. But the information that can put you head-and-shoulders above your competition isn’t public. What kind of data can help your job search, and how can you find it? Publicly available company information is easy to find. I’ve written about what publicly available information is valuable and the best sources at http://recareered.blogspot.com/2010/07/4-killer-ways-to-use-research.html.... |